Writing
Ben Hardaway
EN cinema · 97 credits
Born
21 May 1895
Died
5 February 1957 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Belton, Missouri, USA
Also known as Joseph Benson Hardaway · Joseph B. Hardaway · Ben 'Bugs' Hardaway · Bugs Hardaway · B. Hardaway · Buggsy Hardaway
Joseph Benson 'Ben' (a.k.a. 'Bugs') Hardaway (May 21, 1895 – February 5, 1957) was an American storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer and director for several American animation studios during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. While at the Leon Schlesinger / Warner Bros. studio during the late 1930s, Hardaway, in 1938, co-directed Porky's Hare Hunt, the first film to feature a rabbit. When this unnamed, embryonic rabbit was given a new model sheet for a later short, since, according to Chuck Jones, Hardaway "didn't draw it very well", designer Charlie Thorson inadvertently offered a permanent name by titling the model sheet "Bugs' Bunny" since it was meant for Hardaway's unit. By the time the rabbit was redesigned and refined for the film A Wild Hare, the name was already being used in relation to the character in studio publicity materials. In 1940, Hardaway joined the staff of Walter Lantz Productions, where he helped Walter Lantz in creating the studio's most famous character, Woody Woodpecker. Hardaway wrote or co-wrote most of the stories for the 1940–1950 Woody Woodpecker shorts, as well as supplying Woody's voice between 1944 and 1949. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known for
Filmography
Woody Woodpecker and Friends
as Various Voices
Wild and Woody!
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
Wet Blanket Policy
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
Wacky-Bye Baby
as Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
The Coo Coo Bird
as Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited), Story
Woody the Giant Killer
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
Smoked Hams
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
Who's Cookin Who?
as Woody Woodpecker / Starvation (voice), Writer
The Reckless Driver
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
Fair Weather Fiends
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
Apple Andy
Writer
Reddy Made Magic
Screenplay
The Loose Nut
as Woody Woodpecker / Bull Dozer (voice), Story
Chew-Chew Baby
as Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited), Story
Woody Dines Out
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
The Dippy Diplomat
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
The Barber of Seville
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
The Beach Nut
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
Ski for Two
as Woody Woodpecker, Story
Fish Fry
Story
Ace in the Hole
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
The Hollywood Matador
as Woody Woodpecker, Story
Pantry Panic
as Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
Busy Bakers
Director
It's an Ill Wind
as Dizzy Duck, Director
Porky and Teabiscuit
Director
Hare-um Scare-um
Director
Gold Rush Daze
Director
Hobo Gadget Band
Director
Fagin's Freshman
Director
Sioux Me
Director
Breakdowns of 1939
Director
Count Me Out
Director
Porky's Hare Hunt
Director
Porky the Gob
Director
Love and Curses
Director
Buddy in Africa
Director
Buddy of the Legion
Director
Buddy's Pony Express
Director
Buddy's Theatre
Director
Buddy of the Apes
Director
Rhythm in the Bow
Director
Buddy's Adventures
Director
Buddy the Dentist
Director
